Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-30
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SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 80.
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
For this section slightly warmer. fair weather,
,,Iowei during Sunday night or Monday morn
M, BIZ light rains, northerly winds, becoming
variable
CHURCH SERVICES, &c, To MORROW
Christ Chmch.-Services at IL a. NJ by Rev.
4 Suter and communion. Chidren's SER
wee at p. IN.
n. PaurS Chwch.-Service at IL a. m
by Rev Geo. II. Norton and communion.
grace Cburch-Service at II a. NJ. by
Rev. H. T. Sharp and communion.
s.. .Marys Cturch.-Mass at 6, and II
q N. and sermon, by Rev. Father O'Kane
and Vespers at + p. m.
FIRST Presbyterian Cturch-Services at II
8 m. aud D. IN. by Rev. J. NJ. Nourse.
Second Presbyterian Church--Servces at
In N. aud communion, and at p. M, by
Rec. W Hollis, of Front Royal.
BAPTIST Chmch.-Service at II a. m. and
.. N. by Rev. l. NJ. Mercer.
T~init9 Meth Epjs Cburch-Servces at
II a. M and s p. m. by Rev. R. F.
Bishop.
Nlti. E0is. Church South.-Services at
Il a. N. aud at p. IN. by Rev. r. Smith
son
Meth Prot. NWch.-Service at II q. u.
and p m bv Rev. S. ]. Smith.
P-taitice Baptist Fairfax St.)-Preach-
ipg at II a. m by Elder VIM. NJ. Smoot.
German Lutheran Cturch.-Service at II
NJ by Rev. j. A. Schwoy.
Young Mems Christian ASSocidtion.-Pra
er meeting at the Jail al p. m. Aims
House at $50 p. IN.
DELEGATION RETURNED.-The delegation
ofcitizsus who left here on Thursday even.
jnp 10! Richmond to urge the State Senate
toplss the bill, which has already passed the
House of Delegates, granting charter to
the Mineral railroad company, have re.
turned much pleased with the result of their
visit They say that after some delay they
met The Senate committee having the mat
ter in charge yesterday evening and had o
satisfactory interchange of views. The pas
sage of the bill will be opposed by Senator
Heaton, from Loudoun and Senator McCor-
nick, from the Winchester district, but most
Of the other Senators with whom the dele
cation talked are favorable to its passage.
statements were made to the Senatorial
committee by Mayor Smoot and Messrs. F.
4. Reed and J. S. B. Thompson, while
speaker Stuart. Senator Meredith, Delegate
u Banuan, and others interested themselves
ia the matter. Although the bill is opposed
hy Senator Mccormick it is said that the
delegate from Frederick county will favor
ia passage The Senate committee post
poned the further consideration of the bill
I'LL Tuesday next by which time the opposi-
ton party from Winchester will be heard
from.
FAILED TO FIND MONEY Recently
cairvoyant visited this city, and having set
birth her wonderful powers attracted large
numbers OF persons 10 her rooms, where she
Was to reveal the places of hidden treasures,
bring about reconciliations, avert impend.
ing dangers, etc. OF course her customers
we're The superstitiou5, but it is surprising
how many of them there were, and that so
mluy persons who in other respects were
considered sensible people should have al.
lowed themselves to have been so egregous
~ fooled. 1t will be remembered that the
cairvoyant, after u stay here OF several
weeks, left rather suddenly. 1t now ap-
pears that short time before her departure
auumber of credulous persons we're induced
pay her sums ranging from 50 to SIC on
her promise that she would reveal the hid
Ing places of large sums of money about
their premises. Every promise was given
90 the condition that search would not be
Jas was named when the clarvoyant would
have departed hence, and now that she has
gone. and Intellectual searches have been
made for imaginary fortunes, large mum.
bers of persons are deeply regretting their
IDLY
PERsoNAL-Lieuts S. L. Monroe and AL
bert Bryan, of The Alexandria Light Infantry,
we'e before the military examining board,
/ consisting of Gems Anderson, Mcdonald and
C,l Stern, in Richmond, yesterday, and it
!, understood passed an excellent examina
{ ton They received their commissions as
FIRST and second leutennnts respe ctively.
Wilson 5 Kelley, of Georgetown, D. C.,
q the builder will perform on tbs new organ
3 OF the NJ + Church South, both morning
4 and night, to- morrow. Mrs. VIM Y. Atlee,
( Of Washington, soprano, will sing two solos
& uhe morning, one before and one after
) preaching. Mr.. JOS. c. Murray, of Wash
y laglon basso, will sing a solo at the even
s lug service.
Mrs. T. Cox, who has bsen visiting her
s mother and relatives in Caroline county for
q several weeks past, has returned.
I THE0PPosITIoN TICKET. 1t was currently
& reported on the streets this morning that the
z committee having in charge the getting poi
s. atlcSet to he run in opposition 10 the demo
cratic ticket for municipal Offices ct the APP
s preaching election, last night definitely de-
81 e'led to support Mr.. W. A. Moore for Aud
NoT, Mr., T iward Hughes for Superintend
81 cot OF Police, audi Messrs +. Il. Atkinson
81 aud German for Collectors Of Taxes
LOT tde Northern and Southern districts,
g Is'peciiyely. A full Council ticket for each